Chain conveyer.



F. R. GORNWALL.

CHAIN CONVEYBRl APPLICATION FILED JUNE 15, 1910.

1,038,726. Patented sept. 17, 1912.

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UNITED STATESY PALIENT OFFIQE.

FREDERICK R. CORNWALL, OF SIT. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO Ct T. PATTERSON' COMPANY, LTD., OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, A CORPORATION OF LOUISIANA.

CHAIN CONVEYER.

Specification of Letters atent.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

Application ledJune 15, 1910. Serial No. 566,981.

wALL, a citizen of the United States, resid-- Chain Conveyers, of which the following is a full, clear, and eXact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a top plan view of a trough in which is arranged avsection of my improved chain conveyer. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of the conveyer flights, the parts being separated. Fig. 3 is a plan View of a modified form. Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section taken through the approximate center of the flight.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in chain conveyers especially adapted for use in carrying oft' refuse lumber from saw mills, etc., being designed as an improvement on the chain conveyer illustrated in the United States Patent No. 943,734 granted to Thomas A. Coleman December 2l, 1909.

The features of my present invention reside in the novel construction of the flight (or cleat, as it is sometimes called), which is made in two parts, the line of division being longitudinally disposed so that one of said parts may be slid upon the other in mounting the flight in the link of a chain, the said parts being heldl together by rivet or other fastening devices.

In the drawings, A indicates the trough; B the sheave over which the chain passes and C the chain.

D indicates theflights of my improved conveyer chain which, las shown in Figs. l and 2, consist of two castings CZ and d. In one of these castings, preferably the lower, there is a recess d2 for receiving the lower portion of the link of the chain. The upper portion of said end containing said recess, which may be termed the butt end of the flight, is extended upwardly so as to engage theV link as at cl3.

Z4 indicates a rivet opening, and Z5 are two webs preferably arranged parallel to the vert-ical front wall of this half of the flight, which webs and said front wall form interlocks with tongues d on the upper half of thevflight. If desired, the web d5 at the free end of the flight may be strengthened by a connecting wall Z7 at its inner end as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

A The upper half l of the flight is provided with a `rivet opening d8 which is designed to register with the rivet opening in the lower iilf for the passage of the rivet E (see Fig. vided with a recess cl which is designed to cooperate with the projection Z3 of the lower half ofthe flight to provide a seat for the upper portion of the link. Inclined faces d10 and el are provided below the link seat thus formed whereby an abutment is formed to prevent inclined longitudinal movement of the-upper half of the flight.

In assembling the flight in the link of a chain the lower half is first arranged in position with the lower portion of the link in the recess cl2; then the upper half is slipped longitudinally into position, the tongues interlock `with the webs and the front wall before described so as to prevent lateral displacement of the upper half; and the rivet E holding the parts together against vertical and longitudinal displacement.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have shown a modified form in which the tongues ci may be dispensed with. In this form the wall (Z3 before described is provided with a recess into which extends a tongue d serving as an. interlock and permitting the upper half of the flight to be slid longitudinally into position.

What I `claim is:

l. A flight for conveyer chains comprising a carrying member divided substantially throughout its entire length, the adjacent faces of the two parts of the divided member having interfitting projections and recesses, which permits one of said parts to have a longitudinal sliding movement with respect to the opposite part when said parts are assembled and positioned on a chain or taken apart, there being transversely disposed link receiving grooves formed in the top and bottom of said carrying member at one Vend thereof and means passing through the two parts of the divided member between the interiitting projections and recesses for fastening said parts together. 1

2. In a conveyer chain the combination with the chain proper, of a flight comprising two castings, one of which is provided with The butt end of the upper half is pro-` a link seat and both of which When assembled form anotherlink seat, and interlocking recessesand" projections whereby one of said castings maybe slid longitudinally upon the opposite casting into and from position, and means for'locking the two parts together in position.

' 3. A flight for con eyer chains comprising tvv/ o castings, one of whichl has a link-receiving recess at its butt end and both Aof which form another link receiving recess at said butt end, means on the adjacent faces of the two castings for interlocking said castings together' and permit longitudinal provided With a pair of recesses, lugs depending from the adjacent face of the op. 'posite part which lugs normally occupy ythe recesses, and means forlocking the tWo parts together in position on the conveyer chain.

5. A conveyer cleat comprising a top and a bottom member including flanges having opposed vert-ical Wall members and endWise abutting reinforcing members, and means "for detachably connecting said top and bottom members together lsaid bottom member being provided with a'chain link receiving -groove and the upper' faces of the bot-tomy and top members beingprovided With recesses combining to form a chain link ceivi-nfg groove.

In testimony whereof `IV hereunto affix my signature in the presence of tivo Witnesses,

this 171th day of June, 1910.

FREDERICK n. CORNWALL. Witnesses:

ML P.`SMI'1H,n Y j BLANCHE L. CROWLEY.

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